TY - JOUR
T1 - Rapid microwave-assisted flux growth of pure β-NaYF4
T2 - Yb3+, Ln3+ (Ln=Er, Tm, Ho) microrods with multicolor upconversion luminescence
AU - Ding, Mingye
AU - Lu, Chunhua
AU - Ni, Yaru
AU - Xu, Zhongzi
PY - 2014/4/1
Y1 - 2014/4/1
N2 - Pure hexagonal β-NaYF4:Yb3+, Ln3+ (Ln=Er, Tm, Ho) microrods were successfully synthesized for the first time through a rapid microwave-assisted flux cooling method. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), and photoluminescence (PL) spectra were used to characterize the samples. The results indicate that with the prolonged time, the phase of product transforms from orthorhombic YF3 to hexagonal NaYF4, while the morphology changes from nanoparticles to hollow microtubes then to solid microrods. The microwave (MW) heating technique allows for a reduction of about 90% in preparation time, making it possible to obtain pure β-NaYF4 microrods within only 12min. By changing the dopant's species, multicolor (yellow, blue, and green) upconversion (UC) emissions can be obtained in β-NaYF4:Yb3+, Ln3+ under 980nm laser diode (LD) excitation. The UC mechanisms in Yb3+/Ln3+ co-doped β-NaYF4 samples were analyzed in detail based on the emission spectra and the plot of luminescence intensity to pump power. Importantly, this synthetic methodology may offer a new alternative in the preparation of high quality rare earth fluorides.
AB - Pure hexagonal β-NaYF4:Yb3+, Ln3+ (Ln=Er, Tm, Ho) microrods were successfully synthesized for the first time through a rapid microwave-assisted flux cooling method. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), and photoluminescence (PL) spectra were used to characterize the samples. The results indicate that with the prolonged time, the phase of product transforms from orthorhombic YF3 to hexagonal NaYF4, while the morphology changes from nanoparticles to hollow microtubes then to solid microrods. The microwave (MW) heating technique allows for a reduction of about 90% in preparation time, making it possible to obtain pure β-NaYF4 microrods within only 12min. By changing the dopant's species, multicolor (yellow, blue, and green) upconversion (UC) emissions can be obtained in β-NaYF4:Yb3+, Ln3+ under 980nm laser diode (LD) excitation. The UC mechanisms in Yb3+/Ln3+ co-doped β-NaYF4 samples were analyzed in detail based on the emission spectra and the plot of luminescence intensity to pump power. Importantly, this synthetic methodology may offer a new alternative in the preparation of high quality rare earth fluorides.
KW - Crystal growth
KW - Crystal structure
KW - Flux cooling method
KW - Luminescence
KW - Microwave-assisted synthesis
KW - Upconversion
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cej.2013.10.045
DO - 10.1016/j.cej.2013.10.045
M3 - 文章
AN - SCOPUS:84894259974
SN - 1385-8947
VL - 241
SP - 477
EP - 484
JO - Chemical Engineering Journal
JF - Chemical Engineering Journal
ER -